Posted on 02/18/2010 8:39:29 PM PST by TaraP
Not sure if I am imaginging things, but this is the second night that I see a crescent moon with the light on the bottom of the moon, instead of the top???
Is that normal???
I have seen this many times. Not unusual.
Yes, very normal. My daughter is calling it the “Chesire Cat Moon.”
It varies. Folklore has it that rain is likely when the “bowl” is tipped over.
You seem to be looking for meaning in this, as well as in other astronomical occurrences of late. Is there a particular reason why?
Since you brought up the subject of a crescent moon I would like to point out that of course you will never see a star between the points of a crescent moon. This symbol of Islam is, in a way, a lie!
I am always looking in the skies.....Just looking....:)
But yes we are expecting rain.....
It is a little messed up right now. The FED raised rates today and hopefully that will do the trick of getting it back on course.
That be it!
The side that the moon is lit is in the same direction as the sun. Sun sets, you’ll get a crescent moon facing down.
This is a common mistake made by artists who paint a setting/rising moon. There’s actually a word to describe a painting which depicts an “impossible Moon,” though I can’t remember what it is. If the “light” was on the top, the Sun would have to be higher than the Moon to do that. If the Sun is below the horizon, and the Moon is above the horizon, then it’s physically impossible for the crescent portion of the Moon to be higher than half way up the side of the Moon.
Any time you can see the Moon, you can know exactly where the Sun is, based on how the Moon is illuminated, and it’s no more complicated than imaging the Moon as a basketball and the Sun as a light bulb.
Interesting.
Really?
Ain’t a thing unusual ‘bout it.
Your post gave me a good laugh. Thanks—I needed that. It’s been a grim day for me as I live in an Austin suburb.
Really. The whole, round moon is still solid even when we can only see a crescent portion of it. So to have a start visible between the crescent points, the star would have to be closer to the Earth than the moon is (and also a lot, lot, lot smaller than the moon). Ain’t happening. The moon is very close to earth. If any star ever got closer, it would roast us to a crisp.
ROGER THAT!!!!
Going outside and looking around once in a while will reveal all kinds of stuff. “You can see a lot just by observing.”
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